Mildred Lee Coleman

May 27, 2001|COMPILED BY MANDY MALONE Daily Press

NEWPORT NEWS — Mildred Lee Coleman died amidst her work Friday, May 25, 2001. She was a lifetime Peninsula resident and a graduate of Newport News High School. She was employed as head bookkeeper for the SPCA for the past 15 years. She previously had a distinguished career of 35 years, retiring in 1986 as a business manager and accountant for Tidewater Stevedoring Corporation of Newport News. She was a member of the Zeta Epsilon Club of Newport News for 40 years and a lifetime member of Orcutt Baptist Church, where she served as Sunday school recordkeeper for 40 years.

She was the daughter of the late Lewis Ward and Ethel Mays Coleman. She is survived by three sisters, Virginia C. Abbott of Richmond, Va., Ethel C. Gregg of West Palm Beach, Fla., Annie Laurie Soltys, Newport News; and six nieces and 10 nephews. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

Family will receive friends and relatives from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Peninsula Funeral Home. Services at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Peninsula Funeral Home with graveside services following in Peninsula Memorial Park.